Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA.
Department of Social Work, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA.
J Anxiety Disord. 2015 May;32:31-7. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.02.007. Epub 2015 Mar 17.
Social factors are often associated with the development or maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the aftermath of interpersonal traumas. However, social problem solving strategies have received little attention. The current study explored the role of social problem solving styles (i.e., rational approaches, impulsive/careless strategies, or avoidance strategies) as intermediary variables between abuse exposure and PTSD severity among intimate partner violence survivors. Avoidance problem solving served as an intermediating variable for the relationship between three types of abuse and PTSD severity. Rational and impulsive/careless strategies were not associated with abuse exposure. These findings extend the current understanding of social problem solving among interpersonal trauma survivors and are consistent with more general avoidance coping research. Future research might examine whether avoidance problem solving tends to evolve in the aftermath of trauma or whether it represents a longstanding risk factor for PTSD development.
社会因素通常与人际创伤后创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的发展或维持有关。然而，社会问题解决策略却很少受到关注。本研究探讨了社会问题解决方式（即理性方法、冲动/粗心策略或回避策略）在亲密伴侣暴力幸存者中作为虐待暴露与 PTSD 严重程度之间的中介变量的作用。回避问题解决是三种虐待与 PTSD 严重程度之间关系的中介变量。理性和冲动/粗心策略与虐待暴露无关。这些发现扩展了对人际创伤幸存者社会问题解决的现有理解，与更普遍的回避应对研究一致。未来的研究可能会检验回避问题解决是否倾向于在创伤后发展，或者它是否代表 PTSD 发展的一个长期风险因素。
